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Damaged interior of a Chinese restaurant is pictured following an explosion in the Shahr-e Naw area of Kabul
Kabul
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Beijing urges Afghanistan to protect citizens after bombing

The Kabul police spokesman said the restaurant in the Shahr-e-Naw area mostly served Chinese Muslims

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 January, 2026
Afghanistan's Health Crisis Deepens In The Aftermath Of USAID Cuts
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Malnutrition having 'harrowing' impact on Afghan women: WFP

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 January, 2026
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Four soldiers killed in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 December, 2025
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt gestures in front of the sign for the 'Gemeinsame Drohnenabwehrzentrum' (Joint Drone Defense Center) during the opening of a new police antidrone center
Afghanistan
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Germany to take in more than 500 stranded Afghans from Pakistan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 December, 2025
AFGHANISTAN-IRAN-MIGRATION
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Iran hosts regional talks on Afghanistan, but Kabul stays away

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 December, 2025
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Voices

In Pakistan-Taliban war lurks a racist, colonial view of Afghans

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Sanaa Alimia

22 October, 2025
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Afghan-Pakistan border clashes
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Afghanistan and Pakistan have avoided a war, but for how long?

Sabena Siddiqui
22 October, 2025
Afghan relatives and mourners offer prayers during the funeral ceremony of victims, killed in aerial strikes by Pakistan, at the Urgun district of Paktika province on October 18, 2025. (AFP via Getty Images)
Afghan-Pakistan border clashes
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Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to 'immediate ceasefire' in Qatar talks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 October, 2025
A view of destruction after the Pakistani warplanes bomb Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghan-Pakistan border clashes
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Taliban accuse Pakistan of breaking truce after 10 killed

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 October, 2025
Pakistani army soldiers stand near military vehicles during the Pakistan-Afghanistan border unrest, in Chaman
Pakistan
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New Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes kill dozens

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 October, 2025
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'Heavy clashes' at Afghanistan-Pakistan border: Taliban forces

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 October, 2025
India's Jaishankar meets Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Muttaqi in New Delhi
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India to upgrade Afghan mission to full embassy

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 October, 2025
The six-day trip by Amir Khan Muttaqi highlights the Taliban's efforts to spur engagement with regional powers to secure eventual diplomatic recognition.
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Afghanistan's Taliban foreign minister visits India to build closer ties

The New Arab Staff
09 October, 2025
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Afghanistan
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UN rights council launches probe into violations in Afghanistan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 October, 2025
An Afghan money changer checks a smartphone at his foreign currency kiosk along a road in Kabul on June 18, 2025
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Internet and cell phone coverage resumes in Afghanistan​

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 October, 2025
Afghan students study computer at Bibi Sarai training and recitation centre in Herat on July 14, 2018.
Afghanistan
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Taliban denies reports of nationwide internet ban in Afghanistan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 October, 2025
Taliban authorities began severing fibre optic connections in multiple provinces to prevent "vice".
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UN urges Taliban to restore internet as Afghanistan goes dark

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 September, 2025
An Afghan vendor sells Taliban flags as people celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in Kabul
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Taliban enforces internet blackout, cuts fibre-optic cables

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 September, 2025
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Taliban releases US citizen after months in Afghan detention

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 September, 2025
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The Taliban reject Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 September, 2025
Sarah Entwistle (L) sits with her parents Barbie (C) and Peter Reynolds after landing at the airport in Doha on September 19, 2025
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Elderly British couple released by Taliban arrive in Qatar

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 September, 2025